A 5-week-old kitten named Precious was taken to a Mount Vernon, N.Y., animal hospital in April 2013 after being thrown from a third-floor window.

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Erik Shilling
The (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal News

A man accused of throwing a 5-week-old kitten from a third-story window in April said Thursday that he is "getting back on track to becoming a model citizen" - though authorities said there remain warrants out for his arrest after he fled the scene and was never taken into custody.

Craig Morejon apologized for the incident in e-mails to The (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal News, saying that he and his wife suffer from mental issues that stem from "abuse and trauma from times (past)."

Morejon was in a dispute with his wife April 7 when he allegedly tossed the kitten, named Precious, from the ...